Rabat

//ɹəˈbæt// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in baking. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A piece of fabric fitted to the collar covering the shirt-front worn by Catholic and Anglican clergy. countable
  3. 3
    The clerical linen collar itself. countable
Verb
  1. 1
    To rotate a plane of projection.

    "For example, we would tend to say that qa is rabatted (rotated) around the axis qd, but notice that conventional rabatment cannot explain the position of plane topl, since it should be rabatted around the line ix in the corporea, and instead it has been rotated around a vertical line passing through d."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Morocco, and capital city of the region of Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Morocco.

Synonyms

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capital of morocco

Example

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"The capital of Morocco is Rabat."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French rabat.

Etymology 2

Apparently from French rabattre (“to lower”), which often denotes a folding or swinging motion downwards.

Etymology 3

From Arabic الرَّبَاط (ar-rabāṭ).

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